MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS
 The temporary and permanent exhibitions feature an outstanding collection of Ancient Egyptian, Greek and Roman art, along with a
selection of European masterpieces including the second largest collections of Spanish masters (El Greco, Goya, Murillo) outside Spain. Opening hours: Permanent Exhibitions Temporary Exhibitions Tue - Sun 10:00 - 11; 17:30 10:00 - 18:00 Thu 10:00 - 11; 22:00 10:00 - 22:00 Mon closed Duration: 1 - 2 hours Exhibitions: The Splendour of the Medicis 24 Jan - 18 May 2008 Two Centuries of French Master Drawings from the Collection of the Louvre 21 Feb - 12 May 2008 Ferdinand Hodler 09 Sep - 14 Dec 2008 Klimt and the Beginning of Viennese Art Noveau 24 Sep 2008 - 04 Jan 2009 Please kindly note that the museum is closed on 01 Jan; 24 Oct; 01 Nov; 24, 25 ,31 Dec 2008. Tour incl. - Tour guide on the requested language - Transfers from /to the Hotel by Airconditioned luxury Mercedes sedan or minivan  HOUSE OF TERROR  The house stands as a memorial to the victims of two tragic periods in 20th century Hungarian history: Arrow Cross and communist terror.
The building itself is the block that once was the headquarters of the Arrow Cross Party and later of the infamous State Security Police. Employing the latest multimedia techniques, the exhibition reveals the horors of the two system. The black decorative ledge casting a shade to the granite pavement, and a black steel wall running the height of the building, serve to make the Museum stand out from other buildings on Andrássy Avenue, focusing attention on the contents of the exhibition inside. Opening hours: Mon - Fri 09:00 - 17:00 Sat - Sun 10:00 - 18:00 Duration: 1,5 hours Tour incl. - Tour guide on the requested language - Transfers from /to the Hotel by Airconditioned luxury Mercedes sedan or minivan  BARTÓK MUSEUM  The former house of Bartók was partly reconstructed and converted into a memorial house by the capital city of Budapest on the centenary of his birth, in 1981.
The exhibition calls to mind the creator, the ethnomusicologist and the performer, but in particular it recaptures the outstanding personality; the man who wrote his masterpieces, the Sonata For Two Pianos, the Contrasts, the Divertimento for Paul Sacher and the Chamber Orchestra of Basel, and the Violin Concerto dedicated to Zoltán Székely in the middle of the thirties right here, in this tiny upstairs workroom, originallyrotected against the noise of the outer-world by cushioned doors. Duration: cca. 3 hours Tour incl. - Tour guide on the requested language - Transfers from /to the Hotel by Airconditioned luxury Mercedes sedan or minivan - 30 minutes mini concert - 1 glas of sparklingwine or soft drink /juice/  |
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